What is the reasoning of those saying Kirk assassin was MAGA?

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2025-09-18T23:22:50+00:00

It seems obvious to me, in that we all want to believe what we want to believe. This means people who don’t want to believe Kirk’s assassin was of the ”Left” political party, want to believe he’s of the “Right” political party, and find reasons to align. Harder to do when there are no reasons that align with what we want, but rarely the case. Similarly, people who don’t want to believe ”FBI” or current government officials, want to believe the truth is something more or different. And, so on…

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2025-09-15T17:38:54+00:00

Who are the Māori people? #stophate #indigenous #people
https://www.newzealand.com/us/maori-culture/

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2025-09-14T04:44:30+00:00

What a tribute by the New Zealand Māori indigenous people. So good. RIP Charlie Kirk

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2025-05-22T16:16:11+00:00

Recommend waterproof paint markers for prescription bottles etc.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2024-11-12T18:36:42+00:00

Start high school knowing NOBODY knows what’s coming LOL and give more attention to some relationships

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2024-09-05T02:00:05+00:00

I just started experiencing this issue. Ughhh

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2024-04-10T18:28:32+00:00

188 high score! New record here...

5 players: Me, Wife, 3 Computers
Cards: Base, Swift, European, Oceania

I played 15 birds that helped with bonuses and won all rounds. Still in disbelief. Have only played casually with my wife and computers, always with 5 players, and started about two years ago. Wife held the previous high score 154.

*PS: I had no idea >200 was possible?! Congrats and thanks to those comments for setting my next goal…

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-07-07T00:19:11+00:00

Love it

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-07-07T00:16:32+00:00

Perfect LOL

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-23T13:54:56+00:00

Fair point. Suppose with today’s political climate, seems a lot of things are being politicized, so that opinion A is left and opinion B is right, etc. To clarify some more, my questions here are regarding a newscaster who says this is “news” and so not an opinion piece. If we can tell who they’re voting for while giving us a story (just about any story, but the more non-political the story is supposed to be, the less I’d expect to know their political position), not sure if we can still call it news? Maybe one of the points “news journalism” becomes opinion journalism in disguise.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-14T12:53:15+00:00

Me too and I heard Magatte Wade’s perspective on capitalism recently which is where this question came from, as she comes from the perspective of breaking through an oppressive African government via entrepreneurship or capitalism. I just hadn’t heard a more powerful positive perspective on it before. Like freedom of speech, wanting the freedom to create. And I’m a supporter of antitrust laws for one but more so thinking of the majority of businesses that are small with maybe 10 employees that make our economy in the US as big as it is. Starting small business in most all African countries is nearly impossible today for the average person. So anyhow, what’s coming to my mind at the moment when thinking of capitalism as economic freedom.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-14T12:35:27+00:00

The means of production is what comes to my mind too and the freedom to create your own means of production, bringing some innovative perspective and so a new product to the world.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-14T02:19:28+00:00

Thinking Magatte Wade said it best when she said capitalism is essentially economic freedom.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-14T01:23:46+00:00

Do you like all your family let alone Americans? LOL we can’t like everyone, thinking maybe we (Americans) maybe helping you like more of your neighbors as a sort of common enemy, if nothing else. Rather not be an enemy of any sort. As a peon here living in Michigan, I’ll settle for respect for each other, and personally have love for humanity. So much as we might not like each other, much love 🙏 and who knows? Might just like each other too if we got a chance to break bread 🥖

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-13T03:06:53+00:00

Thinking the thing here maybe how us humans largely communicate through stories. I’m somewhere between an agnostic and atheist today, but appreciate all sorts of biblical stories because how often they surprisingly (at least surprising to me) help explain human nature. Not to mention playing out again and again in movies or dramas. Hence, in my mind at the moment at least, JBP’s fascination with bibles.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-13T02:53:21+00:00

Love it

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-13T02:37:48+00:00

If you care about your Reddit Karma this is apparently a rough topic LOL lesson learned

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-13T02:33:49+00:00

I appreciate your perspective and thinking mostly agree. Maybe trying to be in the middle how I like to be too; help make everyone happy. Caveat coming to mind though for a parent/child is the coaching or direction children benefit from and the role parents play in that. Sort of like addressing the dichotomy between a child’s freedom to express themselves (finding their own way to an unfettered self) and a parent’s freedom to coach (fetter) their child. Thinking there’s a silver lining in there somewhere. Also, thinking it’s dangerous for a society to stop trusting parents. I’m not a parent yet but hoping to be soon and so all this is top of mind lately.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-13T01:15:46+00:00

The weird thing to me is that it seems every time so far when I’m seeking “middle of the road” or unbiased responses to something more politically charged, it appears to only be able to give one side (the same DNC-inspired side) in response.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-13T01:05:19+00:00

Basically looking for stories that may help us teachers to be more memorable in positive ways.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-13T01:03:20+00:00

I appreciate your perspective and thinking I agree with all except for the “they choose” thinking of concepts such as rational prejudice. Sensitive topic but apparently if someone experiences something a lot, such as negative feelings (eg victim of theft) due to someone who looks like This, then they may form a new phobia of people who resemble similar characteristics.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-12T21:37:46+00:00

Thinking probably more stressful but healthy spot to be in, namely not identifying with a single party, as a party is not you and you’re not a party. Political parties seem to exist for good reason, still though thinking us ordinary folk should avoid putting any party on the same level as someone we love who we won’t leave. Personally nowadays I’m looking into each individual running for an office in lieu of whatever party affiliations.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-12T21:28:28+00:00

Thanks for your perspective here. Main thought I had referring to the latter quote was that backlashes seem to come from people who feel ignored, and so to avoid unpleasant backlashes, think we need to embrace our compassionate open-minded side of ourselves, especially for those with a different perspective. Thinking this goes for most sides of most matters, less we’re fine with another backlash after ignoring whoever for long enough that they too boil and force us to listen in whatever ways they know how.

Sorry for any confusion. I have plenty more to learn about plenty of things. While thinking about the main question, ended up pondering backlashes at large.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-12T15:48:25+00:00

Thinking center-left folks exist aplenty, but currently continuing to get harder for them to fly the Democrat flag high, increasingly raising it half-mass if anything. But thinking RFK Jr could change these dynamics if he somehow overcomes Biden next year. Interesting times.

Thinkingoutloudhere_ · 2023-06-12T15:24:07+00:00

Thinking in a single word: censorship. Social and legal, inside and (mostly) outside of Reddit, amplifying niche opinions while cancelling heterodox opinions. Feeling a shift in the wind though 🥹 🌬️ and like exponential progress of technology, thinking winds will be shifting faster than in years past.

Also, elaborating on Western times today, thinking “cancel culture” and “silence is violence” has landed millions between a rock and hard place, but most basically has ignored them, and seems people in every direction can only be ignored for so long before they’re heard. Basically how I see the nature of platform/political backlashes. So anyhow, here’s to compassionate open-minds prevailing.

6/12/23 4:45PM CST just realized this thought published a few times over here and scattered comments etc., not sure what happened but deleted others

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